Chapter 594
The Mysterious Taoist
"It's stuck."
"Why? It shouldn't be stuck."
"My Ten Realms Immortal Apertures are clearly transforming into blessed lands and grotto-heavens that only those in the third realm can possess..."
Su Chen frowned.
His Ten Realms Immortal Aperture, that vast world that has evolved for countless millennia, is undergoing an unprecedented upheaval.
The celestial energy, like a bursting dam, gushed forth from every corner of the world, cleansing the mountains and rivers and all things.
The chains of law have become clearer and stronger than ever before, and the barriers of the entire world are leaping toward a more advanced and stable form.
This means you've been promoted.
The Ten Realms Immortal Aperture has progressed from the second realm, the "Starry Sea Immortal Aperture," to the legendary third realm, the "Grotto Heaven and Blessed Land"!
However, the transformation of his immortal aperture did not lead to the attainment of his Dao fruit!
His Dao Fruit is still the Taiyi Dao Fruit.
It is not the Dao Fruit of the Golden Immortal!
its stuck.
He is currently above the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal, but not the Taiyi Golden Immortal.
"Still...can't you?"
He muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of weariness that even he himself hadn't noticed.
He could clearly sense that although his "Great Dao of Taiyi" had been perfected, integrating "creation" and "end," and taking control of "order" and "reincarnation," its essence had already surpassed that of the late-stage Golden Immortal.
However, the final barrier that separated him from the true third ineffable realm—the "Taiyi Golden Immortal"—was like an eternal, unyielding divine ice, indestructible.
No matter how he struggled or evolved, he could never take that final step.
His Dao Fruit, the original core that should have completely transformed from the "Taiyi Heavenly Immortal" realm into the radiant golden "Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit," is now stuck in an extremely awkward situation.
It is neither purely nine-colored nor purely shimmering gold.
Rather, it is a chaotic state in which nine colors and shimmering gold intertwine and become entangled, yet cannot be perfectly integrated.
Half-step Taiyi Golden Immortal!
This realm may sound like it's only half a step away, but Su Chen knows better than anyone that this half step is like an insurmountable chasm, a huge difference in the essence of life.
Without truly entering the third realm, he cannot completely transcend this universe with his "Dao".
"Why?"
"My path has reached perfection. My foundation is further enhanced by the fusion of two fragments of the World Tree's remains, far surpassing any other being in this world."
Why can't I take that final step?
A long-lost sense of irritability and resentment rose in Su Chen's heart.
Since embarking on the path of immortality, he has made rapid progress, defeating enemies of higher levels as if it were commonplace. He has never encountered such a formidable bottleneck in any realm.
This feeling of having no outlet for one's power, as if rejected by the entire universe, made him feel incredibly stifled.
Just as he was feeling disgruntled, and even his Dao heart was slightly shaken, he was in a bad mood.
A long, drawn-out sigh, seemingly spanning countless ages, suddenly and unexpectedly echoed in this land long since reduced to ruins.
"Ugh……"
"Indeed, the path to Taiyi has been a dead end since ancient times."
"I never imagined that even someone like you, who possesses the fortune of countless ages and carries the origins of two great universes, would still be unable to take that final step?"
“I’ve been watching you here for a long time, and I thought you would be different.”
"I didn't expect it to end the same way again."
"Back then, Zuo Qingcang failed to enter the ranks of Taiyi Golden Immortals. Instead, he tarnished his Dao Fruit foundation and entered the ranks of ordinary Golden Immortals."
"Even so, his former Taiyi realm foundation made him the strongest among the top ten!"
“What a pity!”
"I thought I'd finally get to see the legendary 'Taiyi Golden Immortal'..."
The sigh was filled with regret.
The voice, though not loud, seemed to possess a kind of all-knowing magic, clearly reaching Su Chen's ears and instantly calming his agitated state of mind.
"Who?!"
Su Chen suddenly looked up, and a terrifying divine light burst forth from his eyes, which contained the cycle of life and death!
He is now the sole "Dao Lord" of this universe, and can cover the entire vast starry sea with a single thought.
How could someone get so close without him noticing?!
Not far in front of him, in the void, a figure seemed to emerge from the reflection on the water's surface, silently and slowly taking shape.
That was a Taoist priest.
He wore a simple blue Taoist robe, his figure was graceful, and his aura blended perfectly with the surrounding chaotic void, seemingly present yet absent, as if he might return to nothingness at any moment.
His face was shrouded in a thick layer of Great Dao mist, and even with Su Chen's current "Taiyi Heavenly Eye," he could not see through it at all.
But, the instant I saw that figure!
Su Chen's pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size!
He might not be able to see the other person's face clearly, but he was intimately familiar with that aura!
It was an ancient, weathered, domineering aura that seemed to transcend all paths and was filled with absolute "self"!
Once upon a time, when he was still weak, he explored the mysterious temple in that forbidden land called "Burial Sea".
He had encountered the owner of this aura before!
At that time, he had just killed the bronze sword immortal's corpse, and through a portal, the other party merely flicked out a finger.
That single finger almost wiped him out completely, along with all his trump cards!
"Oh it's you!"
Su Chen's voice was icy cold. The endless resentment he had been suppressing due to his failed breakthrough finally found a perfect outlet the moment he saw this "old friend"!
I don't care who you are!
No matter how unfathomable you are!
The grudge from that one finger incident years ago should be settled today!
Let him test the mettle of this mysterious Golden Immortal behind the temple gate. He actually managed to appear here without anyone noticing, and he hadn't even been discovered yet.
boom--!
Su Chen didn't even utter a single unnecessary word. His terrifying aura, which had already reached the level of a half-step Taiyi Golden Immortal, suddenly erupted!
He took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared in front of the mysterious Taoist!
The fist, wreathed in chaotic "Primordial Dao Light," was without any fancy moves. Simply and directly, it carried a terrifying power capable of sending a vast universe back to its origin, and slammed fiercely towards the Taoist's face!
"Since you dare to appear before me, then... die!"
Facing Su Chen's earth-shattering punch, filled with boundless killing intent, the mysterious Taoist seemed not to have seen it at all.
He didn't even make any defensive gesture.
He simply stood there quietly, letting the powerful force of the punch, enough to make even a late-stage Golden Immortal change color, cause his clothes to flutter in the wind.
His face, shrouded in mist, seemed to turn towards Su Chen, and he let out a soft laugh filled with approval and expectation.
"Well come."
"Let me see just how impressive this only descendant in all of history who has taken the 'Taiyi Dao' to the half-step Taiyi Golden Immortal realm truly is!"
Before he finished speaking, he slowly raised his right hand.
It was just as simple as throwing a punch!
Boom-!
Two fists, one wreathed in the chaotic divine light representing the "primordial beginning," and the other seemingly ordinary, yet containing a domineering will that seemed capable of reducing all things to their "true self," collided fiercely!
In an instant!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no devastating energy storm.
There was only one place... absolute "quiet"!
Centered on the point where the two fists collided, the chaotic void within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles was forcibly "erased" in that instant by a supreme power that could not be described in words!
Time, space, laws, energy...
Everything, at this moment, transformed into the purest, most fundamental "nothingness"!
It was as if this area had never existed!
"puff!"
Su Chen's figure was thrown out violently, like a kite with a broken string!
Fine cracks appeared on his indestructible Taiyi Dao Body, from which strands of nine-colored Dao blood seeped out continuously!
He felt that his terrifying power, capable of splitting the heavens and earth, vanished the moment he came into contact with the other party, as if a mud ox had entered the sea, forcibly "assimilated" and "decomposed" by an even more domineering and unreasonable will!
What a powerful "Tao"!
A tremendous storm raged in Su Chen's heart!
He was certain that, in absolute terms, the opponent's strength was probably not much greater than his own.
But the essence of the other party's "Tao" seems to be above his!
It's a kind of absolute domineering that cultivates the "self" to the extreme, as if one is an independent universe!
"interesting……"
"You're a Golden Immortal at the peak of cultivation?"
"It seems that I have achieved perfection. Even if I am not a match for a powerful late-stage Golden Immortal, I would not be in such a sorry state."
Su Chen forcibly steadied himself, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and in his eyes, which were half creation and half destruction, there was not the slightest fear, but instead a burning even more intense fighting spirit!
"Come again!"
He roared, and the illusory image of "Taiyi Daozun" behind him suddenly appeared!
This time, he no longer simply used force, but incorporated his entire understanding of the "Great Dao of Taiyi" into his next attack!
"Taiyi Reincarnation Disc - Suppress!"
Om-!
A massive chaotic stone disc, large enough to cover the entire ruins of the "Lost God Kingdom," emerged from the void, carrying supreme divine power capable of suppressing all heavens and obliterating eternity, and fiercely suppressed the mysterious Taoist!
"The cycle of reincarnation? Not bad."
The mysterious Taoist priest looked at the terrifying stone disc that had fallen from the sky, his tone still carrying a hint of nonchalance as he commented.
He slowly raised his right hand, his fingers forming a sword shape, and gently slashed at the enormous Wheel of Reincarnation from a distance.
"My way is to be the vast sky."
"The Azure Sword can cleave through eternity."
laugh--!!!!
A slender yet dazzlingly brilliant azure sword aura, sharper than any starry river and sharper than any law, burst forth from his fingertips!
That sword energy contained no killing intent, but rather an absolute "sharpness" that seemed capable of splitting the long river of time in two!
*Snap!*
Su Chen's invincible "Taiyi Reincarnation Disc," which could even obliterate the will of the "devourer," was actually slashed with a terrifying, bone-deep sword mark on its indestructible chaotic stone body the moment it came into contact with that cyan sword energy!
The power of reincarnation flowing within it was forcibly severed by that domineering sword intent!
boom!
The enormous Wheel of Reincarnation let out a mournful cry of unbearable burden and was actually cleaved away by a single sword strike!
"what?!"
Su Chen's mind was shaken once again!
He couldn't believe that one of his strongest divine abilities had been so easily broken by a single sword strike from his opponent!
Moreover, he could clearly sense that the aura emanating from the opponent at the moment of drawing their sword was not that of a perfected Golden Immortal, but merely... an early Golden Immortal?!
How could someone at the initial stage of the Golden Immortal realm possess such terrifying combat power?!
"Your 'path' is too complicated."
The mysterious Taoist's voice rang out again, like a stern teacher pointing out a student's shortcomings.
"Creation, end, order, reincarnation... You try to integrate everything into your 'Taiyi'. This certainly makes your 'Dao' incredibly vast and all-encompassing."
"But precisely because of this, your 'Tao' lacks the ultimate 'sharpness'."
"In the face of a true strongman, your seemingly perfect circle is full of flaws."
Before he finished speaking, his aura suddenly changed!
He suddenly ascended from the initial stage of Golden Immortal to... the middle stage of Golden Immortal!
He once again pointed his fingers like a sword, aiming them at Su Chen from afar!
"The Seal of Azure can seal heaven and earth!"
Buzz—! ! ! !
This time, it wasn't sword energy.
Instead, it was a cyan Dao seal constructed from countless ancient runes, filled with the meaning of "suppression" and "sealing," that emerged from the void!
As soon as that seal appeared, Su Chen felt that his connection with the entire universe had been completely severed!
He felt as if he were locked in an absolutely closed "cage," with no way to go to heaven or earth!
"not good!"
Su Chen's expression changed drastically. He could feel that the power of this "Azure Seal" was more than ten times stronger than the sword strike just now!
He dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately pushed the power of the World Tree within his body to its limit!
"World Tree, bloom!"
boom--! ! ! !
A towering tree, tens of thousands of feet tall, radiating endless nine-colored divine light, suddenly appeared behind him!
The tree canopy seemed to push open this false, sealed-off world!
Those roots seemed to be taking root in the most fundamental and real universe!
"Break it for me!"
Su Chen roared, and the huge World Tree phantom, carrying the primal power of two universes, crashed fiercely into the cyan Dao Seal that was falling from the sky!
Boom-!
The entire ruins of the "Lost Kingdom of Gods" were completely reduced to the most insignificant cosmic dust under this earth-shattering collision!
The illusory image of Su Chen's World Tree, its light dimmed, was forcefully slammed back into his body!
The mysterious Taoist's "Azure Seal" was also covered in cracks and its light was scattered, clearly indicating that it had also suffered a huge impact!
The two fought to a standstill!
Now it was the mysterious Taoist's turn to be surprised. (End of Chapter)